I just sat through a briefing by the local FSDO on the Sport Pilot program - from the PowerPoint presentation on the FAA website - neglecting the power chutes, auto gyros, and gliders which I don't think that we are interested in. There are basically three categories of Sport Aircraft
1. Special Light Sport Aircraft - these are the factory aircraft built to consensus standards - there are not any "official" standards as of yet - so buyer beware 2. Experimental Light Sport - these are aircraft that can be up to 99% completed by the manufacture - the buyer then "completes the aircraft" (can be as little as bolting on the wheels and propeller). The manufacturer only has to complete one example and show that it satisfies all the criteria namely top speed, stall speed and weight. There is a third category but it's not new - that the Experimental - there is not any kind of Special or Light tag attached. These are aircraft where more that 51% of the aircraft is amateur built - The "manufacturer" ( that's you and me) then completes the flight test program and enters into the log at the completion of the program the same information in Brain Kraut's note on 11/17 - (flight test after mods). Everything that was in the presentation is on EAA's website - and is in agreement - except one area which I believe the FAA rep to be in error and that's on the issue of "lift enhancing devices" read Flaps - he was saying that Light Sport Aircraft could not be equipped - I disagree - I believe the 45k stall speed is the max stall in a clean condition. I believe that a KR-2 can be built and flown in the Light Sport category with very little modifications and without any new or added FAA involvement. Rick Human Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wesley Scott" <k...@spottedowl.biz> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: KR> LSA mechanic rules > The new rules for who can perform annual condition inspections only apply > to > the new classifications, i.e. Special Light Sport and Experimental Light > Sport. And remember that you can only have an Experimental Light Sport if > the manufacturer has certificated a plane as a Special Light Sport and > proved that the plane meets the consensus performance and design > standards. > > Or to put it simply, the new rules don't apply to KRs. > > -- > wesley scott > k...@spottedowl.biz > > Message: 16 > Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:03:26 -0800 (PST) > From: Grant Watkins <gw_av...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: KR> General Homebuilt Info > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <20041123030326.85126.qm...@web54207.mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > You may want to check into some of the rule changes that came about with > the > sport pilot certification. I believe that some of the rules that apply to > being the mechanic or A&P for an experimental or sport type aircraft have > changed. I was at an EAA meeting recently where they discussed the > changes > and I think that you can go to some fairly brief training and become the > primary mechanic on an aircraft that you have purchased as long as the > aircraft is "sport" eligible. > > robert glidden <glid...@ccrtc.com> wrote:You actually can apply for a > repairman's certificate if you build the > majority of the aircraft,but if two people build it only one repairman's > certificate can be issued.And the repairman's certificate is only for that > aircraft and no others. > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
